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In the late 1800’s J. Pierpont Morgan opened an international trust to build the two largest steamships of the time. These ships were called the Lusitania and the Mauretania. Soon after thinking of this in 1900, Morgan bought out a naval company called White Star for ten times its earnings. The White Star Line was formed by December 1902 (Wade 14-15). The managing director for the White Star Line was Bruce Ismay, the son of Thomas Ismay who had founded the original White Star (Lord 13). After hearing Morgan’s idea for the largest steamships, Ismay met with Lord Pirrie, head of the shipbuilding company Harland and Wolff, for dinner in 1907 to discuss an alternative idea. They wanted sister ships that would exceed the tonnage, speed, safety, and operation of the Lusi
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On the Titanic, there was a distinct difference between the classes traveling on the ship. It was said by several newspapers that the Titanic was named for the builders of the ship, as they were similar to the mythological characters the Titans in their strength.
By the time the Carpathia arrived in New York, everybody had heard about the tragedy (Wade 149). On the second class deck, there were 271 passengers, filling up forty percent of the capacity. The Titanic had an extravagant dining saloon that was carpeted and a grand reception room that contained wicker furniture and hard wood floors (Wells 36). The first class menu included dumplings, custard pudding, apple meringue, salmon, and shrimp (Foster 42).
While the survivors of the tragedy waited in the lifeboats, it was only twenty-eight degrees outside (Foster 97). The “unsinkable” ship had sunk, and the memories and excitement had gone down with the ship (Lord 148-152). The tragedy has been remembered for a long time and will continue to be remembered in the future. In the end, the Titanic was nine hundred feet long, which is one sixth of a mile.
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